The grave of one of the companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), Khalid ibn al-Walid (May Allah be pleased with him) has been destroyed by forces of Bashar al Assad. This is very sad that I am speechless.

May Allah have mercy on the innocent population of Syria and remove the oppressors. May Allah protect all the historical and religious sites in Syria from this conflict.

Little by little, the central Syrian city of Homs is losing its infrastructure and its landmarks. The national hospital lies in ruins. Rebel-held neighborhoods stretch for blocks without an intact building. Many government offices are closed. The silver-domed mosque of Khalid bin al-Waleed — named for an early Islamic warrior particularly revered by Sunnis — stands pockmarked and perforated.

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I am only hearing this now from your comment. Is there a news article about it? I posted this was sent to me. It is truly sad that during this conflict historical sites that are precious to the history of Islam are caught in the conflict.

He is indeed the sword of Allah. However, there are numerous hadith commanding us to not build any places of worship at graves. This means dargahs, mazars and the like are completely haram. Whoever disobeys Rasullah sallahualayhiwasalam will not enter Paradise.

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Everyone from my nation will enter Paradise except those who refuse.” They said, “O Messenger of Allah, who will refuse?” He said, “Whoever obeys me enters Paradise and whoever disobeys me has refused.”

Abu Hurayra was an agent of Mu’awiya and assisted him in his government of terror. The Holy Qur’an itself mentions Allah (swt)’s acceptance of a place of worship being built over a grave: 18:21. We can only follow ahadith that are in line with the Holy Qur’an.